Those looking for places to dine In Boston on New Year's Eve can range from a group of friends who want to be at the hottest party in town, to a couple seeking a place where they can have a quiet dinner from a normal menu.
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We'll provide some links for places where you can find the big parties, but since we fall into the food-loving quiet celebration group, we'll tell you about some places where that's possible.
Everyone can begin at Open Table. They have a list of special New Year's celebrations at area restaurants. Or, you can put a time into the reservation box and see what's available. Remember, many places have special prix fixe menus for occasions like this and some may require a credit card to hold a reservation.
The Boston Chefs site also has a listing of its member restaurants that have special plans for New Year's Eve. Click here for that link.
Special Menus seem to be the norm on the 31st, but there are a few places offering their regular menu items or at least a wide list of choices.
- Blue Ginger in Wellesley will have a four-course tasting menu with or without wines, or you can order from the regular menu.
- Brasserie Jo at the Colonnade Hotel on Huntington Avenue is offering it's regular menu and so are Aquitaine and the Butcher Shop in the South End.
There are also restaurants that have planned a special New Year's Eve menu but have built their reputation on high quality food. These are places where you can expect to have a wonderful meal any day of the year.
- La Morra in Brookline is serving a 4-course Italian dinner.
- L'Espalier is calling their celebration a multi-course menu "lavish." Anyone who has dined there knows that they will fulfill that promise with course after course of lovely food.
- Rocca in the South End is offering two options: three-courses for early diners and four-courses later in the evening.
- Grotto on Beacon Hill has a three-course menu that will include some of their customers' favorites plus some holiday specials. And, they will present 5 choices for each course so you'll be sure to find something to love.
Where are you spending the evening? What is your favorite way to celebrate? Come back on January 1st and tell us about your New Year's Eve.
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Writers: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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